Species Taenioides anguillaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bearded Wormgoby, Eel Worm Goby
- Gobius anguillaris Linnaeus, C. 1758. System Naturae. Regnum Animale. Cura Societatis Zoologicae Germanicae. 10th Edition. 824 pp. [264].
Type data:
Holotype ZMU Linn. Coll. 185, China.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Taenioides cirratus (Blyth, 1860) [misidentification of species of uncertain identity]. —
Koumans, F.P. 1953. The Fishes of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Gobioidea. Leiden : Brill Vol. 10 423 pp. 95 figs. [270] (questionably from Australia)
Introduction
The name Taenioides cirratus has typically been applied to this species, but apparently the identity of that species is uncertain (E. Murdy, pers. comm.).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay, WA, Darwin area, NT (131°E), and Cairns, QLD; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, burrower, estuary, inshore, mud bottom-marine.
General References
Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. 2006. Family Gobiidae. pp. 1612-1697 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1685] (as Taenioides cirratus)
Murdy, E.O. 2018. A redescription of the gobiid fish Taenioides purpurascens (Gobiidae: Amblyopinae) with comments on, and a key to, species in the genus. Ichthyological Research 1-8 [Date published 04 May 2018: Online version]
Common Name References
FAO-FIES 2017. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (Eel Worm Goby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Bearded Wormgoby)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [58] (as Taenioides gracilis) (Bearded Wormgoby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 19-Oct-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 17-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |